"People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets. You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them."
"Because inside me is a beast that snarls, and growls, and strains toward freedom.. and as hard as I try, I cannot kill it."
"Sleep,” he says. “I'll fight the bad dreams off if they come to get you.” “With what?” “My bare hands, obviously."
"Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind."
"We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us."
"I'll be your family now,"he says. "I love you,"I say. (....)He stares at me. I wait with my hands clutching his arms for stability as he considers his response. He frowns at me. "Say it again.""Tobias,"I say, "I love you."